Lot 710
  • 710

Le Pho 1907-2001

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Le Pho
  • Jeune Fille Aux Fleurs
  • signed, signed in Chinese with a seal of the artist upper left
  • ink and gouache on silk laid on board
  • 65 by 52.5cm.; 25½ by 20½in.
  • Executed circa 1938-1939

Provenance

Private Collection of Mr Philip Ng, Singapore

Condition

The painting is in good condition. The silk is in good condition with neither runs nor holes. Examination under ultraviolet light also reveals no indication of retouching. The colour of painting is less yellow. Yellow is more muted in reality and not as bright.
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